Thebe Magugu convenes women DJs for FC playful counsel
Ahead of the Chomee Cup in 2027, the MAGUGU FC Women's League gathers eleven celebrated DJs to discuss mentorship, music and the craft of the decks.
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Thebe Magugu’s MAGUGU FC Women’s League assembles its official roster of players in Sunshine Studios, Johannesburg, where eleven celebrated DJs convene in the players’ tunnel for an intimate conversation that traces the intersection of music, mentorship and the meticulous art of DJing. The collective includes Count Lupa, KMAT, DJ CNDO, DBN Gogo, Mamthug, Baby Whitz, Kitso, An.D, TNXBK, Likkylks and Tumi Moliko, each contributing wisdom and experience to an exchange designed to guide the next generation of women in electronic music.
What emerges from the dialogue is less a formal instruction and more a shared philosophy on respect and craft. The athletes speak candidly about the songs that have shaped their lives and careers, offering the kind of mentorship that only comes from lived experience within the booth. The conversation unfolds with an ease that suggests camaraderie forged through shared dedication to their respective practices, each woman treating her artistry with the same rigour one might expect of any elite performer. The setting, a players’ tunnel, deliberately echoes the language of sport, positioning DJing within a framework of athleticism and competitive excellence.
Styled by Thobeka Mbane and captured through the lens of photographer Aart Verrips and filmmaker Francesco Mbele, the collection presents these women with luminous intensity against a deep cerulean ground. The visual language is bold and purposeful, each frame composed with the precision of someone who understands how colour and silhouette communicate authority and presence. The music that accompanies the film, World of Soccer from 1998, underscores the playfulness at the heart of the endeavour, a nod to how sport and music have always shared a common language of passion and performance.
The MAGUGU FC Women’s League represents the fashion house’s ongoing commitment to celebrating women in culture and creativity, positioning style not as decoration but as an extension of artistic identity. The full collection is available at thebemagugu.com, with the Chomee Cup scheduled for 2027.
Imagery courtesy of Thebe Magugu (@thebemagugu).